Exercise 7 and 8 Objectives

Connective Tissues: Cartilage and Bone

Author: Dr. Thomas Caceci

OBJECTIVES FOR THIS EXERCISE: After completing the exercises on cartilage and bone, you should be able to:

Identify the three types of cartilage and the cells found in them.
Identify the major non-cellular components of bone, and the cell types normally present (other than in bone marrow).
Identify osteocytes, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts in microscopic sections.
Identify the components of a synovial joint in microscopic preparations.
Identify the perichondrium.
Identify all the cell types of bone and the process of ossification.
Identify periosteum.
Identify the non-cellular components and structural features of compact and spongy bone.
Identify different zones in the developing endochondral bone, including: the light microscopic appearance of the growth plate.